Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

Activity Instructions:

Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my Tots
Rock, rock rock with my Tots
Rock, rock rock with my Tots
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Activity Instructions:

Pass out maracas. Explore shaking, tapping together, tapping on the ground, shaking high, and shaking low. Then sing song, keeping the beat.

I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
then I stop

I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
then I stop

v. 2 I am tapping them together
v. 3 I am tapping on the ground
V. 4 I am shaking them up high
V.5 I am shaking them down low

Activity Instructions:

Have grownups sit children in their lap. Introduce lapride, show parents bounce, up and down, side to side, and bump movements.
Then use recorded music for lapride, repeat if desired.

We’re bouncing and we’re bouncing
 and we bounce and bounce and stop……  (Fast Bounce)

We’re bouncing and we’re bouncing
 and we bounce and bounce and stop…… (Fast Bounce)

and Up and down and up and Down and then go side to side…… (Knees up and Down together, then one knee, other knee)

We’re bumping and we’re bouncing on this silly lap ride. (Fast bounce or alternate legs fast)

(repeat x3)

Activity Instructions:

Before your first class, construct your color or shape monster (a piece of foam board with two eyes and a cutout mouth).
Cut out shapes to feed the monster. (Circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles) Review the shapes with children. Then have them put the shapes into the monster’s mouth as you sing about them.

Will you feed the shape monster?
Will you feed him squares?
Will you feed the shape monster?
Will you feed him squares?

“Feed me, feed me, feed me please
Bring me squares so I can eat!”
Will you feed the shape monster
Will you feed him squares?

Activity Instructions:

Pass out castanets. Explore clicking them with one hand and both hands. Then sing with silly song.

Click x 8 repeat x3
Click my castanets 33221

Click them faster
Click them sower
Click with one hand

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children you will be doing a dance to the ABC song this week. Introduce the moves in the chorus, jump, stomp, spin, clap, touch the ground. Then start the song, walk and sing during the ABC verses. Repeat if desired.

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Won’t you sing and dance with me

Jumping to my ABCs, jump along with me
Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Won’t you sing and dance with me

Jumping to my ABCs, Jump along with me
Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Thanks for singin’ and dancin’ with me.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out microphones, explore speaking into them. Then ask children for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together.
Introduce Solfege Syllables. Sing – Do – Sol – Do. Then introduce song. Sing a phrase at a time while parents/children echo.
The sing song with words.

Mi Re Do
Mi Re Do
Do do do do 
Re re re re
Mi re do
Mi re do

Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns
One a-penny two-a-penny
Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and dance to the song. Use different movements in the different parts of the song. 

Activity Instructions:

Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!

Activity Instructions:

Share some alligator facts from the song with the kids. Then sing song, using puppet chomping his teeth to the beat.
At the end, ask Mr. Alligator if he will be nice? Not eat the kids? Then give alligator kisses if desired.

Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
C’ya later Alligator
Thanks for not eating me!

Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
C’ya later Alligator
Thanks for not eating me!

Activity Instructions:

Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

|: Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    We’ll rock again next time :|

Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

Activity Instructions:

Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my big kids
Rock, rock rock with my big kids
Rock, rock rock with my big kids
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Activity Instructions:

Pass out maracas. Explore shaking, tapping together, tapping on the ground, shaking high, and shaking low. Then sing song, keeping the beat.

I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
then I stop

I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
then I stop

v. 2 I am tapping them together
v. 3 I am tapping on the ground
V. 4 I am shaking them up high
V.5 I am shaking them down low

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children you will be doing a dance to the ABC song this week. Introduce the moves in the chorus, jump, stomp, spin, clap, touch the ground. Then start the song, walk and sing during the ABC verses. Repeat if desired.

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Won’t you sing and dance with me

Jumping to my ABCs, jump along with me
Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Won’t you sing and dance with me

Jumping to my ABCs, Jump along with me
Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Thanks for singin’ and dancin’ with me.

Activity Instructions:

Have children find the letter “M” on an alphabet chart, or show children a picture of the letter M.
Talk about the words that start with the letter M in the song. Then sing the silly letter M song, having children tap to the beat while you sing.

Mommy and the Monkey went to get some Money
to buy Milk from the Masked Man in the Moon
Mommy Made Me Meatballs to go with the Milk
from the Man in the Moon whose cow who says Moo

Activity Instructions:

Pass out microphones, explore speaking into them. Then ask children for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together.
Introduce Solfege Syllables. Sing – Do – Sol – Do. Then introduce song. Sing a phrase at a time while parents/children echo.
The sing song with words.

Mi Re Do
Mi Re Do
Do do do do 
Re re re re
Mi re do
Mi re do

Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns
One a-penny two-a-penny
Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children that they will be learning the tune to Baa Baa Black Sheep on the Handbells today. Pass out the bells (C1-A). Explore ringing, then have children play the notes ascending (CDEFGA) and descending (AGFEDC). Then teach the song, and play through several times.

Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red

Activity Instructions:

Distribute staff paper. Show children how to draw notes.
Have them draw a simple rhythmic pattern that the group will tap together.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and dance to the song. Use different movements in the different parts of the song. 

Activity Instructions:

Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!

Activity Instructions:

Share some alligator facts from the song with the kids. Then sing song, using puppet chomping his teeth to the beat.
At the end, ask Mr. Alligator if he will be nice? Not eat the kids? Then give alligator kisses if desired.

Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
C’ya later Alligator
Thanks for not eating me!

Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
C’ya later Alligator
Thanks for not eating me!

Activity Instructions:

Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

|: Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    We’ll rock again next time :|

Activity Instructions:

Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

Activity Instructions:

Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my families
Rock, rock rock with my families
Rock, rock rock with my families
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

Activity Instructions:

Pass out maracas. Explore shaking, tapping together, tapping on the ground, shaking high, and shaking low. Then sing song, keeping the beat.

I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
then I stop

I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
I am shaking my maracas,
then I stop

v. 2 I am tapping them together
v. 3 I am tapping on the ground
V. 4 I am shaking them up high
V.5 I am shaking them down low

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, explore playing peek a boo. Then introduce song, sing and be playful, being sure to interact with each child.

Peek-a-boo, boo!
Where are you? boo! 
Looking up and looking down,
Left and right, all around
Where could all my friends me found?
Peek a boo,boo!
Peek a boo, boo!

Activity Instructions:

Before your first class, construct your color or shape monster (a piece of foam board with two eyes and a cutout mouth).
Cut out shapes to feed the monster. (Circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles) Review the shapes with children. Then have them put the shapes into the monster’s mouth as you sing about them.

Will you feed the shape monster?
Will you feed him squares?
Will you feed the shape monster?
Will you feed him squares?

“Feed me, feed me, feed me please
Bring me squares so I can eat!”
Will you feed the shape monster
Will you feed him squares?

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children you will be doing a dance to the ABC song this week. Introduce the moves in the chorus, jump, stomp, spin, clap, touch the ground. Then start the song, walk and sing during the ABC verses. Repeat if desired.

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Won’t you sing and dance with me

Jumping to my ABCs, jump along with me
Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Won’t you sing and dance with me

Jumping to my ABCs, Jump along with me
Stomping to my ABCs, stompin’ to the beat
Spinning to my ABCs, watch me spin around
Clapping to my ABCs, and then I touch the ground

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRS TUV
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Thanks for singin’ and dancin’ with me.

Activity Instructions:

Tell the children that they will be learning the tune to Baa Baa Black Sheep on the Handbells today. Pass out the bells (C1-A). Explore ringing, then have children play the notes ascending (CDEFGA) and descending (AGFEDC). Then teach the song, and play through several times.

Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Turqoise Turqoise Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange
Red Red Turqouise Turqouise 
Blue Blue Blue Blue Turqoise
Yellow Yellow Green Green Orange Orange Red

Activity Instructions:

Pass out microphones, explore speaking into them. Then ask children for some of their favorite songs, and sing them together.
Introduce Solfege Syllables. Sing – Do – Sol – Do. Then introduce song. Sing a phrase at a time while parents/children echo.
The sing song with words.

Mi Re Do
Mi Re Do
Do do do do 
Re re re re
Mi re do
Mi re do

Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns
One a-penny two-a-penny
Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns

Activity Instructions:

Pair up students, then allow children to practice rolling the ball, then begin song. Depending upon age and ability level, see if children can roll the ball to their partner when you say “roll” in the song. Repeat several times. With a small class, you might sit in a circle and play with everyone instead of pairing off.

One Two Three
Roll the ball to me
One Two
I roll the ball to you

One two three
Roll the ball to me
One Two
I roll the ball to you.

Activity Instructions:

Pass out scarves, and dance to the song. Use different movements in the different parts of the song. 

Activity Instructions:

Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!

Activity Instructions:

Distribute staff paper. Show children how to draw notes.
Have them draw a simple rhythmic pattern that the group will tap together.

Activity Instructions:

Share some alligator facts from the song with the kids. Then sing song, using puppet chomping his teeth to the beat.
At the end, ask Mr. Alligator if he will be nice? Not eat the kids? Then give alligator kisses if desired.

Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
C’ya later Alligator
Thanks for not eating me!

Mr. Alligator, was swimmin’ in the swamp
Mr. Alligator says hello! Chomp Chomp

Mr. Alligator, he’s a reptile
Look at all those teeth in his great big smile

Mr Alligator he can really grow in size
10-15 feet long, and 1000 pounds!

Mr. Alligator, He was almost extinct?
C’ya later Alligator
Thanks for not eating me!

Activity Instructions:

Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

|: Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    Goodbye [Name goes here]
    Goodbye [Name here]
    We’ll rock again next time :|